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VIDEO: Tezepelumab improves on-treatment response vs. placebo in severe asthma
SAN FRANCISCO — In this video exclusive, Njira L. Lugogo, MD, details a new analysis of the NAVIGATOR study in which more patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma treated with tezepelumab achieved on-treatment clinical response vs. placebo.
Cancer organizations issue recommendations to increase clinical trial diversity
ASCO and the Association of Community Cancer Centers have jointly developed recommendations for improving equity, diversity and inclusion in cancer clinical trials.
Q&A: Non-criteria manifestations of pediatric APS common yet ‘under-recognized’
Peer-reviewed papers on pediatric antiphospholipid syndrome do not appear very often.
NAVIGATOR: Nearly half of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma improved with tezepelumab
SAN FRANCISCO — A higher proportion of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma treated with tezepelumab achieved on-treatment clinical response compared with patients treated with placebo, according to a new NAVIGATOR study analysis.
FDA approves two vonoprazan treatment regimens for H. pylori infection
Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced FDA approval for its Voquezna Triple and Dual Paks for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults.
‘More work to be done’: DMARD use remains low in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis
Despite guidelines recommending early and aggressive therapy in rheumatoid arthritis, disease-modifying antirheumatic drug adoption for older patients remains low, according to data published in ACR Open Rheumatology.
Immunohistochemistry-guided sequencing finds mutations in most cortisol-producing adenomas
The use of an immunohistochemistry‒guided targeted amplicon sequencing approach using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue detected somatic mutations in more than 70% of cortisol-producing adenomas, according to study data.
Greater exposure to PFAS endocrine-disrupting chemicals increases diabetes risk for women
Middle-aged women exposed to higher levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical class of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have an increased risk for developing diabetes, according to study data.
E-cigarettes contribute to unsuccessful nicotine quit attempts by adolescents
A new study published in JAMA highlights the prevalence of unsuccessful quit attempts among adolescents who use either e-cigarettes or cigarettes over the past 13 years.
Deceased donor chain initiating kidneys might increase annual transplants
Simulations revealed that using deceased donor kidneys in transplant chains could increase the number of transplants by 290 a year, according to data published in the Kidney International Reports.